An exodus of people leave Moama as Victoria changes border restrictions. Photo: Cath Grey
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IF THE Victorian Government does not turn the NSW half of the border bubble green, under its COVID-19 traffic light policy, accommodation and hospitality businesses in Moama could start going to the wall within weeks, if not days.
At a meeting in the Moama Bowling Club on the morning of Wednesday, January 13, convened by Victorian Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh, a large crowd of business owners showed more than 60 businesses had been smashed by the sudden decision to close the Victorian border on New Year’s Eve, sparking a panicked exodus of more than 60,000 Victorians holidaying north of the Murray.